Community Screening
Amish Country Queer
When
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location
Ticket Info
Fri, Jul 31, 2026
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
We are thrilled to welcome one of the History Center’s History Makers Brady Pappas and filmmaker Colleen C. Brady for a screening of Amish Country Queer on July 31st.
July 31st is an evening to celebrate local queer history!
The evening will include a
- Free screening of Amish Country Queer
- Tulle Queer Pop-Up
- Queer History Trivia
- Share your story kiosks
Amish Country Queer
A documentary about queer nightlife, drag culture and trans joy in small-town America.
Amish Country Queer follows Brady Pappas, a trans non-binary photographer capturing the vibrant LGBTQ+ and drag culture in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. For Brady, photography is a way to reclaim parts of their life that carried rejection and isolation, turning them into pride and connection, and ultimately creating a living portrait of the evolving possibilities of queer life in small-town America.
Learn more about the film on Little Echo Productions website.
About the Filmmaker
Colleen C Brady is an independent filmmaker and creative producer who specializes in finding the fascinating in the everyday — drawn to underrepresented suburban and rural communities and stories that are quietly radical, life-affirming, and conversation-starting.
Their debut feature documentary, Firebird: Built to Burn (2023), won three Best Director awards and two Best Picture awards at festivals and is now streaming on Prime Video and Apple TV. Their follow-up short, Amish Country Queer (2025), has won three Best Documentary awards and serves as a proof of concept for an upcoming feature.
With experience in both independent filmmaking and commercial post-production, Colleen brings a creative vision and practical precision to every project from initial idea to final delivery. Alongside teaching and commercial editing, they continue to seek uplifting stories, motivated by a genuine love for storytelling.
